Recent LASCO, EIT, COR1/2 images available again

Recent images from the LASCO, EIT, COR1/2 instruments are now available again. We will be filling in the missing images over the coming days. We apologize for the interruption in providing these images.

The mechanical failure was a problem with the computer we use – on the ground – to convert the science data to images that are used by Helioviewer. The instrument LASCO was completely unaffected by this.

All those white specks and lines showing up in LASCO C2 and C3 images (for example, http://bit.ly/xylCHQ) are due to particles accelerated by the event on the Sun on 2012/01/23 around 0400 UT. The particles are actually hitting the LASCO C2 and C3 detectors and are being counted.

Unfortunately, we do encounter problems from time to time in delivering the latest images via Helioviewer. We do our best to solve them as quickly as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by interruptions to our service.